Florida wildfires rage across 100000 acres with evacuations
Wildfires scorched about 100000 acres across Florida with 29 counties affected and at least two deaths. Gov. Bob Graham declared a state of emergency as the National Guard aided exhausted firefighters. Palm Coast near St. Augustine saw hundreds flee, with 200 houses and two schools destroyed. Power outages and blocked roads hampered relief.
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Palm Coast
Fla
Florida
Bob Graham
National Guard
St. Augustine
Cape Canaveral
Mine blast toll in Yubari rises as families mourn
In Yubari central Hokkaido Mitsubishi Minami Oh Yubari mine 62 miners died during a Friday explosion deep underground. Twenty four were injured ten seriously while about 250 escaped. Police seized company files and investigated negligence as a possible cause with 80 documents taken. Police plan to descend again Sunday as the ministry opened its own probe into methane gas and carbon monoxide factors.
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Tokyo
Yubari
Mitsubishi Minami Oh
Hokkaido
Masahisa Tamura
Hokkaido State Police
Michiko Ishida
Associated Press
Kazuo Ishida
Kyushu
Mitsubishi Coal Mining Co
Susumu Fujiwara
National Police Agency
Tamura
Ministry of International Trade and Industry
Japan
Akira Suzuki
Ministry
Mining Safety Management Bureau
Suzuki
United pilots strike grounds most flights nationwide
United Airlines and its 5,000 pilots paused talks but agreed to resume negotiations in Chicago as a two-day walkout continued. The strike, the first since 1951, disrupted travel, with 165 flights Friday and 220 Saturday, while ticket agents sought alternatives and Amtrak added trains. Sequestered passengers faced delays and rerouted plans, including seniors stranded in Reno seeking other options.
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United Airlines
Air Line Pilots Association
United
Chicago
Helen Witt
National Mediation Board
David Jewell
Chuck Novak
Amtrak
Nevada
Novak
Hopkins
Berwyn
Ill
Reno
Nev
Rudolph Neuberg
Collection Club
Eastern Airlines
Los Angeles
Portland
Ore
John F. McLeod
Washington, D.C
MOVE raid aftermath in Philadelphia leaves 61 houses burned
Philadelphia police continue search for weapons and clues as wind and rain topple roofless rowhouses near the MOVE compound. Sixty one houses burned, 11 people died, 270 homeless. Police and officials describe the scene as a crime area while aid centers process victims and insurance claims. Demonstrators denounce the operation amid public debate over the bombing.
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Philadelphia
MOVE
Robin Farmer
W. Wilson Goode
Goode
West Philadelphia
Timothy Lewis
Insurance Federation of Pennsylvania
Lee Felbinger
Two UT students freed after staged robberies probation
Joseph Center and Bryan Geer, both 22, were released after three months in prison for apologizing to the court and starting probation for 10 armed robberies to avoid asking parents for spending money. Center was a UT cheerleader and Geer a filmmaker and honors student.
Weather synopsis and storm activity across Texas and midwest
Overnight lows hover in the upper 50s to 60s in West Texas with mostly to partly cloudy skies through Monday. Daytime highs reach the upper 70s to mid 90s, while South Texas stays mostly in the 80s with 60s and 70s at night and a chance of thundershowers. Southeast Texas and Port Arthur to Port O Connor see partly to widely scattered thunderstorms and gusty winds, with seas 3 to 6 feet offshore. North Texas shows scattered showers and thunderstorms with highs in the 70s to 80s and a front moving through. West Texas remains partly cloudy with possible afternoon storms and highs in the 80s to 90s. Northeast rain drenches the region while the plains note thunderstorm activity and small hail in a few spots.
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Texas
Gulf of Mexico
West Texas
Western
Gulf
National Weather Service
North Texas
Lubbock
Tyler
Brownsville
Bos
South
Panhandie Ane Mountains
Big Bend
Panhendie
Big Bend Valleys
Port Arthur
Port O Connor
Pamandie
South Texas
Indiana
Fort Wayne
Battaio Nang Cheyenne
Laramie
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Paul Wills
State Division of Forestry Headquarters
Wills
Charles C. Wall
The
Highway Patrol
Red Cross
Robert Tabor
Navarre
Panhandle
Randall Garrett
State Forestry Division
al Simmons
Browarda
South Florida
International Committee Against Racism
David Richardson
America
Richardson
Arlington
Ann Elliott
Ms. Elliott
Fort Worth
Rosemary Evans
Ms. Evan
Canyon Middle School
Bracken Volunteer Fire Dept
Braunfels Sporting Goods
Braunfels Studio
Coca Cola
Comal Iron & Metal Works
Comal Office Supply
Comal Saddlery Country Peddler
Denson’s Gift Store
Dietz-Mclean Optical Ducky’s T-Shirt Shop
Gunslingers Football
Laurie Gill Hair Place
Hobby Shop
J-Bish
J-K Jewelery
K-Mart Kid Company
Lack’s Furniture
James M. Mangum
CPA
Jewelry Music Hahl
McDonalds
New Braunfels Feed & Seed
New Braunfels National Bank
New Braunfels Smokehouse
Pantera
S Pizza
Queens Rivercrest Drive
San Antonio Dodgers
San Antonio Spurs
Tg&y
Wendy's
Comal Independent School District
Port O'Connor
Jesus Flores
Carl Schurz
Mbank
New Braunfels
P. D
Main Plaza
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